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T.280. Funerary inscription

Description: Rock-cut tomb inscribed on the façade beside the door within a number of panels, with T.276, T.277, T.278, T.279, T.280, T.281 and others too worn to read.
Text: Inscribed within a rectangular panel (w: 0.30 x h: 0.21), below T.279.
Letters: First century BCE - first century CE; 0.02; lunate epsilon, omega; L for ἔτους.

Date: First century BCE - first century A.D

Findspot: Taucheira: Quarry West VII, South wall of the dromos.
Original location: Findspot.
Last recorded location: Findspot.

Interpretive

(ἔτους) ι´ Μεσ̣ορὴ κ̣´
Φιλουμή-
ν̣α̣ Κ̣αλλι-
μάχω
5(ἐτῶν) [---]

Diplomatic

L ΙΜΕ.ΟΡΗ.
ΦΙΛΟΥΜΗ
...ΑΛΛΙ
ΜΑΧΩ
5 L [---]

English translation

Translation by: Editors

Year 10, Mesore 20, Philoumena (scil. daughter) of Kallimachos, aged ?

Commentary

Line 1: : in view of the dates of T.276, T.277 and T.278, perhaps 10 of the reign of Vespasian = CE 77/78 or of Domitian = CE 90/91.

Bibliography:
Text constituted from: Transcription (Reynolds).

Images

   Fig. 1. View, T.279 above, T.280 centre, T.281 below (Joyce Reynolds, Tocra IV.4.29A, NS.V.41)

   Fig. 2. Detail (Joyce Reynolds, Tocra IV.4.29A, NS.V.41)